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Ancient History is a fascinating subject. Here is a timeline of many of the major events that happened in History. An approximate date is also given next to the event. With the list of events will be links to articles giving more information about the event.

• In the Beginning- the creation 4004 BC
  • The Creation – a poem
  • The Creation: God’s Eternal Power and Wisdom
  • The Biblical Creation Account in Seven Days: A Reminder of the Sabbath
  • The Seven Days of Creation Explained
• Adam & Eve and the Fall 4004 BC
  • Adam and Eve
  • Understanding the Fall of Man and Redemption
• Jubal and Tubal-Cain (7 Generations after Adam)
• Noah and the Flood c. 2348 or 2349 BC
• After the Flood / Ice Age c. 2348-1600 BC
  • Understanding the Lineage of Noah’s Sons
  • Exploring Noah’s Descendants and Their Modern Connections
• The Sumerians c. 2300 BC (Mesopotamia)
  • Mesopotamia
  • The Sumerians
• Tower of Babel c. 2242 BC (Mesopotamia)
  • The Tower of Babel
• Epic of Gilgamesh c. 2000 BC (Mesopotamia)
• Stonehenge c. 2000 (Europe)
• Minoan Civilization c. 2000-1200 BC (Greece)
• Abraham c. 1996-1821 BC (Mesopotamia and Egypt)
  • God’s Promise to Abraham: The Birth of Nations
• Jacob and Esau c. 1836 BC (Israel and Egypt)
• Joseph c. 1745 BC (Israel and Egypt)
• Hammurabi 1792 BC (Mesopotamia)
• Israelites in Slavery (started after 1635, but before 1571 BC) (Egypt)
• China & the First Dynasties Xia: 2000-1600 BC and Shang: 1600-1046 BC (China)
• Moses c. 1571-1451 BC (Egypt)
  • The Story of Mankind: Moses
  • THE STORY OF MOSES, THE CHILD WHO WAS FOUND IN THE RIVER
  • THE FINDING OF MOSES
• The Plagues c. 1491 BC (Egypt)
• The Passover c. 1491 BC (Egypt)
• The Exodus & Crossing the Red Sea c. 1491 BC (Egypt)
  • Moses Striking the Rock
• 10 Commandments c. 1491 BC
  • The Ten Commandments
• Ark of the Covenant & the Tabernacle c. 1491 BC
• 12 Spies, Disobedience, and Wandering for 40 Years c. 1491-1451 BC
• Joshua & Entering the Promised Land 1451 BC (Israel)
  • Exploring the Book of Joshua: Faith and Inheritance
  • How Jericho was Captured
  • Joshua’s Exhortation
• Mycenaean Civilization c. 1600 B. -1100 BC (Greece)
• Ruth c. 1200 BC (Israel)
  • Understanding the Book of Ruth: Redemption and Sovereignty
  • Ruth and Naomi
  • THE STORY OF RUTH, THE GLEANER
  • Boaz and Ruth
  • Boaz and Ruth: Family Ties in Biblical History
• Gideon c. 1199 BC (Israel)
  • Gideon and the Fleece
  • Gideon’s Battle
• Samson and the Philistines c. 1117 BC (Israel)
  • The Death of Samson
• Zhou Dynasty c. 1046-256 BC (China)
• Samuel c. 1095 BC (Israel)
• Saul- Israel’s first King c. 1095 BC (Israel)
• David the Shepherd Boy c. 1085-1015 BC (Israel)
  • David and Goliath
• David – Israel’s 2nd King c. 1055 BC (Israel)
  • David and Jonathan
  • Nathan Reproving the King
  • David and Araunah
• Solomon c. 1015 BC (Israel)
• The Phoenicians c. 1000 BC (Rome)
• Israel Divides c. 975 BC (Israel)
• Amenhotep IV and Nefertiti c. late 900s (Egypt)
• Tutankhamen (King Tut) c. late 900s (Egypt)
• Ramses II (The Great) c. 800s BC/date unknown (Egypt)
• Elijah ‘Fiery Prophet’ c. 896 BC (Israel)
  • Elijah
  • THE STORY OF ELIJAH, THE PROPHET
  • Elijah Fed by Ravens
• Elisha ‘Israel’s Prophet’ c. 895 BC (Israel)
  • Elisha
• Joel ‘Prophet to Judah’ date unknown (Israel)
• Obadiah ‘Prophet to Edom’ c. 840s BC (Israel)
• Homer c. 800-725 BC (Greece)
• India & Hinduism date unknown (India)
• Olympic Games c. 776BC-AD393 (Greece)
• Jonah c. 760 BC & Amos c. 808 BC (Israel)
  • God’s Mercy in Jonah: Lessons from Nineveh
  • A Timeline of Jonah
  • THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE WHALE
  • Jonah at Nineveh
• Rome is Founded c. 748 BC (Rome)
• Isaiah c. 740 BC and Micah c. 735 BC (Israel)
• Hosea (Prophet of Israel) c. 721 BC (Israel)
• Israel Falls to Assyria c. 721 BC (Mesopotamia and Israel)
• Hezekiah and Sennacherib c. 710 BC (Israel)
• Ancient Native Americans c. 700 BC (North America)
• Athens & Sparta c. 700-500 BC (Greece)
• Manasseh c. 677 BC (Israel)
• Powers of Mesopotamia c. 668-626 BC (Mesopotamia)
• King Josiah c. 630 BC (Israel)
• Nahum c. 630 BC and Zephaniah c. 629 BC Prophets of Josiah’s Reign (Israel)
• Jeremiah (Judah’s Prophet) c. 629 BC (Israel)
• Nineveh Destroyed (Fall of Assyria) c. 626 BC (Mesopotamia)
• Habakkuk c. 609 BC and Huldah c. 7th century BC (Israel)
• Babylonian Captivity of Judah c. 605, 599, and 588 BC (Mesopotamia and Israel)
• Nebuchadnezzar II and the Hanging Gardens c. 605 BC (Mesopotamia)
• Daniel c. 607-534 BC (Mesopotamia)
  • Understanding Prophecy in the Book of Daniel
  • Daniel and the Lions
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego c. early 600s or late 500s BC (Mesopotamia)
• Aesop’s Fables c. 600 BC (Greece)
• Ezekiel Prophet to Judah c. 595 BC (Israel and Mesopotamia)
• India and Buddhism c. 563 BC (India)
• Pythagoras/Temple of Diana (547 BC and 550 BC) (Greece)
• Confucius 551-479 BC (China)
• Belshazzar & Cyrus the Great 539-538 BC (Mesopotamia)
• Darius I and the Persian Empire 522 BC (Mesopotamia)
• Zerubbabel/Haggai & Zechariah 520 BC (Israel)
• The Roman Republic 510 BC (Rome)
• Battle of Marathon 490 BC (Greece & Mesopotamia)
• Herodotus 484 BC (Greece)
• Xerxes I and Esther 480 BC (Mesopotamia)
• The Golden Age of Athens 478-399 BC and Socrates 469-399 BC (Greece)
• Hippocrates 377BC / Statue of Zeus 456 BC (Greece)
• Ezra & Artaxerxes 467 BC/ Nehemiah 454BC (Mesopotamia & Israel)
• Pericles 443-429 BC / Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC (Greece)
• Malachi Prophet to Judah 397 BC (Israel)
  • The Prophetic Insights of Malachi: Love and Accountability
• Plato 427-348 BC & Aristotle 384-322 BC (Greece)
• Philip II of Macedonia 359-336 BC / Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 353 BC (Greece)
• Alexander the Great (and the Division of his Empire)356-323 BC (Greece)
• Archimedes 287-212 BC (Greece) / Eratosthenes 276-194 BC/
• Lighthouse at Alexandria 280 BC (Egypt)
• Emperor Asoka 273-232 (India)
• The Septuagint 297 BC (Egypt)
• Colossus of Rhodes 290 BC (Greece)
• Qin Dynasty (Ch’in) 221-206 BC / Han Dynasty 206 BC-220 AD (China)
• Hannibal and the Punic Wars 218-146 BC (Rome)
• Maccabean Revolt 165 BC (Israel)
  • The Significance of Hanukkah: A Historical Perspective
• Spartacus unknown-71BC (Rome)
• 1st Triumvirate 60BC (Rome)
• Julius Caesar 49 BC (Rome)
• 2nd Triumvirate 43 BC / Cleopatra 69-30 BC (Rome)
• Herod the Great (King of Israel) 40 BC (Israel)
• Augustus Caesar – First Emperor of Rome 27 BC (Rome)
• Zacharias the father of John the Baptist 5 BC
  • THE STORY OF THE ANGEL BY THE ALTAR
• John the Baptist 5 BC-32AD (Israel)
• Jesus Christ is Born 5 or 4 B.C. (Israel)
• Jesus’ Teachings & Miracles 30-33 A.D. (Israel)
• Jesus’ 12 Disciples c. 30-33 A.D. (Israel)
• Jesus’ Death c. 33 A.D. (Israel)
• Jesus’ Resurrection c. 33 A.D. (Israel)